The Organ Stays: A Converted Perthshire Church Called Kirk House Goes on Sale for £210,000

• Kirk House in the Perthshire hamlet of Dull was listed at a £210,000 guide
• The main living space fills the former nave and chancel
• The original organ has been kept as a design feature
• The property is 3.5 miles from Aberfeldy

A converted church in the Perthshire hamlet of Dull came onto the market at a guide price of £210,000, Country Life reported in June 2015.

Kirk House keeps stained-glass windows, stone and timber flooring and “a wonderful timber panelled ceiling”. The main living space fills the former nave and chancel. The home has a kitchen with ornate panelling, a ground-floor bedroom, a bathroom, a study area and a mezzanine bedroom upstairs. The church’s original organ has been kept as a central feature of the design.

“Kirk House is a very rare conversion that has retained many of its original features,” the listing said. It was marketed by CKD Galbraith.

The house is 3.5 miles from Aberfeldy, and Perth is less than an hour’s drive away.

Converted churches that keep their organs, glass and panelling show a more respectful type of conversion, where the building’s church character is the main selling point. For Jamaican returnees and diaspora buyers attracted to such homes, and for churches in Jamaica selling small rural buildings, keeping historic features can add value rather than cost. A sensitive conversion can give a closed church a new future while keeping its story visible.

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